Vega launches reentry technology demonstrator
Posted: Thu, Feb 12, 2015, 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
A Vega rocket launched a European Space Agency experimental spaceplane Wednesday, a vehicle that splashed down successfully after a 100-minute flight. The Vega rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 8:40 am EST (10:40 am local time, 1340 GMT) Wednesday after a 40-minute delay due to a telemetry issue. The vehicle placed ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV), a small robotic spaceplane, into a suborbital trajectory, reentering and splashing down in the Pacific near the Galapagos Islands an hour and 40 minutes after liftoff. A recovery ship located and broght on board IXV, and ESA declared the flight a success. The flight was designed to test technologies that could be used for future reusable spaceplanes, although ESA's specific plans for such vehicles are uncertain.
A Vega rocket launched a European Space Agency experimental spaceplane Wednesday, a vehicle that splashed down successfully after a 100-minute flight. The Vega rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 8:40 am EST (10:40 am local time, 1340 GMT) Wednesday after a 40-minute delay due to a telemetry issue. The vehicle placed ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV), a small robotic spaceplane, into a suborbital trajectory, reentering and splashing down in the Pacific near the Galapagos Islands an hour and 40 minutes after liftoff. A recovery ship located and broght on board IXV, and ESA declared the flight a success. The flight was designed to test technologies that could be used for future reusable spaceplanes, although ESA's specific plans for such vehicles are uncertain.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
SES sees shift in revenue from video to government services
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:05 PM ET (1605 GMT) SpaceX launches Starlink satellites and classified payloads
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:03 PM ET (1603 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Thursday, August 7
Firefly Aerospace prices shares at $45, above the expected range
CNBC — 7:22 am ET (1122 GMT) Firefly Aerospace Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering
GlobeNewswire — 7:22 am ET (1122 GMT) Firefly Aerospace begins trading on Nasdaq under ticker 'FLY" [Thursday]
San Antonio Express-News — 7:21 am ET (1121 GMT) Firefly Aerospace prices $868M upsized IPO, shares to trade under "FLY"
SeekingAlpha — 7:21 am ET (1121 GMT) Starlink interference threatens radio astronomy’s golden age
Astronomy — 7:20 am ET (1120 GMT) |
